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Medal of Honor Recipients

Medal of Honor Recipients

1862 –

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Congressional Medal of Honor

Robert Sidney Kennemore

Undated photograph of Medal of Honor Recipient Robert Sidney Kennemore, USMC.

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Title Medal of Honor Recipients
Coverage 1862 –
Author Samuel K. Fore
Keywords Approved by the United States Congress in 1862, the Medal of Honor is America’s highest award for military valor, thirty native South Carolinians have been awarded the medal, Ernest A. Garlington of Newberry, who earned the honor for “distinguished gallantry” against the Sioux Indians at the Battle of Wounded Knee, Eight South Carolinians were awarded the medal during World War I, Corporal Freddie Stowers, During World War II five South Carolinians were awarded the medal,
Website Name South Carolina Encyclopedia
Publisher University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
URL https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/medal-of-honor-recipients/view/images
Access Date April 26, 2024
Original Published Date June 8, 2016
Date of Last Update August 15, 2022

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